Ever have one of those times with the family when you flip on the TV, it's tuned to HBO and there is something really sexual and graphic going on? Awkward! But rest assured that with HBO's new show "Looking" you will be spared from anything like that. Yes, the show is about gay men in San Francisco but the show insists that they are not "those kind of gays."
Yes, the pilot opened with the lead character, Patrick, having a sexual encounter in the bushes. But don't worry Grandma, it was only the briefest of hand jobs? (It was hard to tell what was going on, because the camera started to pan down and then quickly bounced back up to a safe shoulder level.) And then the character spent the rest of the episode apologizing for the lapse even saying something to the effect that he's not one of "those kind of gays."
And yes, later in the episode, Patrick's room mate, Agustin and his boyfriend have only the most polite of three-ways. But nothing for MeMaw to look askance at, because apparently sex for these guys means getting on one's knees and breathing on someone's zipper. Afterward they ask themselves if "We're those guys now?" Which assures us that no, they can't be. Who would want to watch a show about "those kind of gays?"
Then there was Dom, the third character in their storyline. (although I'm not sure if storyline is the right word for the meandering non-events which comprised the pilot.) He is (gasp!) pushing 40 and knows that means the end of his sexual viability. Apparently this show takes place in some alternative universe version of San Francisco in which they have never heard the term "hot daddy." For while in the real world there are gay boys who hit 40, grow the 'eff' up and become MEN the guys on this show are not "those kind of gays."
Perhaps your Nana is the racy type who even watched "Sex and The City." You can assure her that "Looking" is exactly like SATC except without all the pesky humor, poignancy, nudity, sex positive messaging or compelling story lines. And yes there have been other series and movies which would have us believe that tired stereotype that gay men are witty, daring and lead lives that are even remotely interesting, but you and your Grandma can watch without worrying about encountering any of that because the guys on "Looking" are definitely NOT "those kind of gays."
Yes, the pilot opened with the lead character, Patrick, having a sexual encounter in the bushes. But don't worry Grandma, it was only the briefest of hand jobs? (It was hard to tell what was going on, because the camera started to pan down and then quickly bounced back up to a safe shoulder level.) And then the character spent the rest of the episode apologizing for the lapse even saying something to the effect that he's not one of "those kind of gays."
And yes, later in the episode, Patrick's room mate, Agustin and his boyfriend have only the most polite of three-ways. But nothing for MeMaw to look askance at, because apparently sex for these guys means getting on one's knees and breathing on someone's zipper. Afterward they ask themselves if "We're those guys now?" Which assures us that no, they can't be. Who would want to watch a show about "those kind of gays?"
Then there was Dom, the third character in their storyline. (although I'm not sure if storyline is the right word for the meandering non-events which comprised the pilot.) He is (gasp!) pushing 40 and knows that means the end of his sexual viability. Apparently this show takes place in some alternative universe version of San Francisco in which they have never heard the term "hot daddy." For while in the real world there are gay boys who hit 40, grow the 'eff' up and become MEN the guys on this show are not "those kind of gays."
Perhaps your Nana is the racy type who even watched "Sex and The City." You can assure her that "Looking" is exactly like SATC except without all the pesky humor, poignancy, nudity, sex positive messaging or compelling story lines. And yes there have been other series and movies which would have us believe that tired stereotype that gay men are witty, daring and lead lives that are even remotely interesting, but you and your Grandma can watch without worrying about encountering any of that because the guys on "Looking" are definitely NOT "those kind of gays."